Spanish adaptation of the Rasch-Built Overall Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Disability Scale (ROADS)

Mascías Cadavid, Javier, Radakovic, Ratko, Radakovic, Chelsea, Moran Benito, Yolanda, Marín Esteban, Saúl, Rodríguez-Santos, Francisco and Salas Campos, Teresa (2025) Spanish adaptation of the Rasch-Built Overall Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Disability Scale (ROADS). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 26 (3-4). pp. 375-378. ISSN 2167-8421

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Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized functional decline, traditionally measured by the ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R). The Rasch-Built Overall Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Disability Scale (ROADS) is an alternative comprehensive, detailed functional disability measure for people with ALS (pwALS), not yet translated to Spanish. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the Spanish ROADS. 53 Spanish speaking pwALS were recruited. They completed the ALSFRS-R and Spanish ROADS. Reliability (internal consistency, intra-class correlation) and validity (ALSFRS-R total and item-total correlations) were determined. The Spanish ROADS internal consistency reliability was excellent (Cronbach’s standardized alpha = 0.94), the test-retest reliability intra-class correlation value was 0.93. There was a strong significant correlation between the Spanish ROADS and ALSFRS-R totals (rs(52) =.89, p <.001). Additionally, the ALSFRS-R subscales and ROADS items correlations showed domain-to-item specific expected significant correlations. The Spanish ROADS is a psychometrically robust, valid and reliable measure for quantifying functional disability for pwALS.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Publisher Copyright: © 2024 World Federation of Neurology on behalf of the Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,functional rating scale,spanish,validation,neurology,clinical neurology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2800/2808
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2026 09:59
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2026 09:59
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/103288
DOI:	10.1080/21678421.2024.2416665

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